dont commute on a fixie… its a fad teenagers/hipsters are doing. just plain dangerous. and I am a bike messenger… having no breaks and sliding through a red light is a risk you take. they will make you a great cyclist on a closed track/road
You can put brakes on a fixie. Some people race TT’s fixed and with a front brake.
TT is a closed course with likely no one in front or behind you. even with the front brake your stopping power is not equal. the best thing for op is to get a wheel that he can flip over for commuting and dual break system, and for training on closed course switch to fixed
Sure, just pointing out there are lots of fixed gear bikes with brakes out there. No everyone’s a pure hipster.